Australia vs Peru: Land area equipped for irrigation — Area
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area over time
- Australia
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 2,580 1000 ha against 2,196 1000 ha in Australia, a difference of 384 1000 ha.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Peru ahead.
Australia ranks 30th and Peru ranks 27th of 201 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and Peru in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,234 1000 ha | 1,078 1000 ha | 156 1000 ha | Australia |
| 1970s | 1,478 1000 ha | 1,320 1000 ha | 157.2 1000 ha | Australia |
| 1980s | 1,703 1000 ha | 1,530 1000 ha | 172.3 1000 ha | Australia |
| 1990s | 2,221 1000 ha | 1,779 1000 ha | 442.5 1000 ha | Australia |
| 2000s | 2,502 1000 ha | 2,225 1000 ha | 276.51 1000 ha | Australia |
| 2010s | 2,261 1000 ha | 2,565 1000 ha | 304.09 1000 ha | Peru |
| 2020s | 1,967 1000 ha | 2,580 1000 ha | 613.01 1000 ha | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land area equipped for irrigation — area, Australia or Peru?
- Peru, at 2,580 1000 ha against 2,196 1000 ha in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in land area equipped for irrigation — area between Australia and Peru?
- 384 1000 ha, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Peru?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Australia and Peru rank globally for land area equipped for irrigation — area?
- Australia ranks 30th and Peru ranks 27th of 201 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Land area equipped for irrigation — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.